WEDnet
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has created the opportunity for employers to train new and existing employees through the WEDnetPA program.
Pennsylvania gives its businesses a significant competitive advantage. Funded by the Department of Community & Economic Development, WEDnetPA provides qualified employers with much needed training for new and existing employees. This training allows companies to stay competitive while keeping employee skills current and relevant.
Eligible in-state businesses and out-of-state companies relocating to Pennsylvania apply to WEDnetPA to access training funds. The funding, in turn, can be used for a wide range of training topics.
The keystone of the program is its ability to be responsive to the needs of Pennsylvania’s business community through a flexible and easy-to-use system. An important element of this system is that businesses determine their own training needs and can select among a wide range of training providers (the WEDnetPA partners, third-party providers or in-house staff) as well as how and where the businesses will receive the training (onsite, offsite or online).
Is my company eligible?
- Must be located in Pennsylvania.
- Must be in an eligible industry and industrial or business-to-business in nature.
- Cannot be explicitly ineligible as defined by company guidelines.
- Cannot receive funding more than two years in a row or three years out of any five-year period.
- Companies with an employee turnover rate of 25% or more may not be eligible.
Are my employees eligible?
- Must be a resident of and employed in Pennsylvania.
- Must earn at least $16.74 per hour, excluding benefits.
- Must be permanently employed full-time and eligible for full-time benefits.
- Must be an employee of the specific company location for which a contract is awarded.
- Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.
Is my training eligible?
- Must be skill building for current job, advancement or promotion.
- Must start and be completed within the fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) for which the funds are awarded.
- Partial training cannot be reimbursed.
- Training costs must be “reasonable” as defined by market rates and other criteria.
- Each training session must be a minimum of 30 minutes in length.
- Company orientation and on-the-job training are NOT eligible.
Commonwealth University has two WEDnetPA partners to help you apply, find training and get reimbursed!
When applying online, be sure to choose "Commonwealth University - Lock Haven University" or "Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg University" as your WEDnetPA partner.
For questions, contact Angelic Hardy at angelic.hardy@commonwealthu.edu or Jennifer Williams at jwilliam@commonwealthu.edu.
